Worcester Wado-Ryu is affiliated to the Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy, of which the Chief Instructor is Mr. Masafumi Shiomitsu 9th Dan Hanshi.

The Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Academy is an official representative body for the International Federation of Wado-Ryu Karate-Do Organisations whose President is the 2nd Grandmaster of Wado-Ryu, H. Ohtsuka II Saiko-Shihan.

The club’s instructors train regularly with the above these leading authorities on Wado-Ryu Karate-Do.